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Shakespeare’s Goldfish
Was a delicate creature Who married each of Shakespeare’s five daughters On the 28th of June 1594 On the following day they all moved To Fishguard in Wales For reasons of their health And their future happiness
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Shakespeare’s Son
William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Had five daughters Which they named Anne Anne Anne Anne And Anne They also had a son which they named Miranda Their son was possibly more talented than his father But his work was never seen As he wrote at night
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Unknown Shakespeare
He laid his Pussy Willow On her fragrant blue pillow
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Shakespeare’s Daughter
Shakespeare’s daughter was seen walking on Blackheath Common She was looking for blue cornflowers To match her dress It was also noted that she was studying The primitive irrigation systems of the area On the 28th of June 1594 Anne Shakespeare married Blackheath Common In front of a large number of guests The […]
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Shakespeare’s Afternoon Flower
Ophelia and I lay in the long grasses At the base of Sapphire Hill These flowers be the favourite ones of Master Shakespeare She said as she ran her slim fingers Through the white petals of the many flowers that surrounded us I watched as these flowers rose into the deep blue sky And slowly […]
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Ethan Frome and Summer
Ethan Frome and Summer were in Bexhill on Sea They were visiting The De La Warr Pavilion As they walked from the railway station to the sea front they passed a fish and chip shop They were not hungry But stopped to look at the television which was tuned to a news channel The Pope […]
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Grasshopper Philosophy
It was reported that over two thousand grasshoppers perished When the Soyuz capsule fell to earth On the parched grasslands of the Kazakh Steppe On Saturday the 18th of June A spokeshopper for the creatures noted That they had abandoned their philosophy Over two thousand years ago And that whilst the deaths were regrettable They […]
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Keith of the Globes
Doctor Young noted in his book Night Thoughts That an undevout astronomer could be considered mad He was much attacked At the time of its publication His grandson Keith was studying The telescopic appearance of the full moon From the tower of his church He was at peace with the world His devoted […]
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Retro Dream (Maidstone – Canterbury)
Underneath Canterbury there is a subterranean railway station The station has three platforms Each at angles to the others The station was constructed over one hundred and fifty years ago And was designed to serve Maidstone and a few coastal towns The station has been threatened with closure on many occasions But has always been […]
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Dorothy PARKER
You can lead a woman to culture But you cannot make her think Christina Vietnam was preparing breakfast She smiled at her younger sister Hannah I think you have got it wrong Why? I think she said You can lead a whore to culture But you cannot make her think It was attributed to me […]
